Mop.



4W. P. LOAN.

MGP.

APPLIOATION FILED :um: s, 190e.

Patented July 27, 1909.

, To all 'whom it may comern:

UN ITED STATE SVPATLENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM F. LOAN, or SOMERVILLE, MASSACHUSETTS, AsSIGNoR To THF. FLAT Mor MANUFACTURING Co., or SoMEIwILLn, MASSACHUSETTS.

MOP.

peeicntion of Letters Patent.

Patented Juy 27, 190e.

Application filed June 3, 1908. Serial No. 436,463.

Beit known that I, WILLIAM F; LoANn citizen of ,the United States, residing!J "ut Somerville, inthe county of Middlesex und State of Masschusetts, have invented e new and useful Mop, of vvhich the following is a.

Specification.

. Theobjects of thednvention fire to irn-f prove the construction and increase the du.

rability of the mop; to improve the manner inwhioh it is held assembled with the head,

whereby separation of the twotparts may readily be secured 'when desired as for the purpos'e of cleansing or d ing the mop or of supplying e new mop or fone that` has become u less; to adapt the mopl for use cases, upright p1unos,.radiators and the like :4

in contrae ed Spaces such as bhoeth book to protect the mop head or frame from the deteriorating eil'ect of, moisture; to prevent the head from wearing through the. mop; to improve the manner ofessembling the'mop head With the handle clamp; and, gencrnlly to improve and increase the oflicienc of mops such as are commonly employe for household use.

`With the above and other objects in view, as will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same insists 41n the i novel construction and combination of: arts of `e mop and head therefor, as will be 1ere?4 in nfter4 fully described und cla lined.

In the accompanyingr drawings forming e part of this specification and in which like characters of reference indicate correspond-V ing purts,--F1gure 1 1s a view inperspective with .parts broken away, displaying a. mop and mop head constructed 1n. accordance with the present invention, und also the mop the manner in which the mop is constructed. Fig. is u fragmentary detail view shovvlnga. slightly modified form of mop and4 head.

i"ig. 4 is a perspective detail view of the mop houd chimp, the parts thereof being sepureted. Fig. 5 is u trnnsversesectioncl view through the mop head chimp Showing the manner in which the sume acts upon the mop.

heed to hold .the letter assembled therewith. Fig. 6 is n detail perspective view of a p0rtion of the clump.

As shown in .Figs 1 and `2, the m p head 1 is constructed from two wires nt are twisted togetlier"aud .bent to form n rectangular mop-Support, the four .sides of which hereinafter will be referrrd to A:is the four members of the head, the terminals 2 of the wires being bent at right singles to euch other-,end projected away from the head proper und at an angle thereto to be engaged by the m i head Vclump 3 n'esently to bc described. iy preference, t 1o ivires forming the mop heed will be mhd@ from I' galvanized iron und of a gage that will in Sure the necessary rigiditynnd also permit yielding to' pressure. The mop ,4 is by pref` erence constructed of lengtlil'sbv nril. und vthese are bent upon thcmsnl'esiiin" :pnsscd around n tube 5, which is constructed. prefdrably, of canvas or other Suitable material, adapted .to the purpose, the two members of 'which sire held assembled. to. form thc tube by a line of stitches 6. The mop 4 is secured to the flaps or extended portions 7of the tube by rows of stitches Si, .By the provision of the tube, and b the manner of securing the mop thereto, t e tube together with the mop may readily be ssembled with the four members4 of the head orbe removed thcrfrom when it is desired either to Wash or dry the mop or supply a new one to the heud.- AS ai matter of .further and specific improvement the head 1scovered-bya rubber tube 9, andthis will revent the moisturefrom the mop from wor lngl through to the frame and protect it from" liability of rust,- ing and thus deterioratn This"tube 9 is eoextensive with the hea `end extends'4 to und covers the terminalsQ.

In the form of the i vention' shown in Fig. 3, the head 10 is mii e of` e single'wire ofA 'any suitable gage, and iS devoid offthe rubber rotcctin .tube`9; but itis to be under-4 Stoo that if eired -this tubing may he employed in connection with this form of the invention, or muy be omitted from the embodiment shown in Fig. 2.

i The mop' head clamp com rises two 1nembers designated, generally 1 and 153. Each of these members has at one end .fr semicircular handleen ging extension H5, and the member 12 is urther provlded"with an orifice 14' through which is passed a screw 15 for securing the clamp to the handle 16. The end of Vtheelamping member Il ,opposite thatcarrying the part 13 is formed into a'at channeled extension 17. and hns rigidly connected with it a screw 1,8. The clump los4 - seats' held against havin? there will be no fo removal of themopf frein the head when ngafelnber 12 hasl atthe end opbosite that oar themember 13a at'channeled ex-V tenelolr 1,8, the O'ut'erendof which is folxned A into a lcurved liprli), the end wallsv ofyhlch are cut away to provide two eemvl-lcirqular `or a'p roximately semi-eirular recesses 'or firmly secure the head in`position.

As shown in Fig. 5, the. liangea 21 of the clanping member 11 'lit exteriorl `of the flanges 22 :of themember 12,' an bytlns arrangement the twqi'nelnbers are positively a'ny rocking movement The member 121s when .once aesemb provided with'an 4ollee 23 through which the` screw 18 pro'ectfs, an the latter is'engaged by a win vnot 24 o .elect olampir of the two members 1L and 12 together.4 i will be noted' by reference to' Fig. 2 that the tube 5 fits closely-upon the head, so that struotionpreeented to the such is desired.

4manner of assemblingthe mop therewith,

' By the construction-of the'he'ad and the' the latter will in1use"\sp1`jed-out liat'whieh v will 'permit of tabenglpassedlunder articles uof lfurniture that lie 'c .the article.

osta` t'the loor'and thus materially; enhance the usefulness of Fnxthermore, owing to the fact that the mop extends around the four inem? bers of the mop head, a larger area-of Hoor surface will be covered with this forrn of i 0 that are adapted to engagewith the .terminals 2-et their bends, and thereby Isage through -the me :nop than with those "in ordinary use. Another feature of value is that bymaking dic'ated in Fig. 1there will always be o portunlt for airto circulate through e n'iop, an thusassxet inA its rapid drying,and

thereby obviate any tendency to become mildewed or rottiu What is claimed-1s:-- v t. 1. The combination with atlno' head, of a waterproof member arranged lt-hereon, a tubular member disposed around the waterproof member, and a'inop aesembledwith the tubular lmember.

2L In a device pf the class described, a' hollow rectangular mop' head .ha-ving its terminals brought into close relation "and upbent at an angle to the headproper; a" -tubnlar member mounted :upon the head n testimon :thattureln the presenceo'f two witnesses.

t y l WILLIAM F. LOAN; Witnesses: f v

J. E. Hnowlvfy;

claim u the foregoing i as my own, I ave hereto aixed my slgnathe head a hollow rectangle -in form, as inndent therefrom, the said, Y 

